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contradict

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con·tra·dict /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt $ ˌkɑːn-/ ●●○ AWL verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DISAGREE to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true 反驳，驳斥
 Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.
黛博拉张口想要反驳，但又把嘴闭上了。
 Dad just can’t bear to be contradicted.
爸爸就是受不了有人反驳他。
 The article flatly contradicts their claims.
这篇文章断然驳斥他们的说法。
2  [transitiveT]DIFFERENT if one statement, story etc contradicts another, the facts in it are different so that both statements cannot be true 〔说法、叙述等〕与…抵触，与…矛盾
 The witness statements contradict each other and the facts remain unclear.
目击者的说法互相矛盾，真相依然未明。
3  contradict yourself OPPOSITE/REVERSEto say something that is the opposite of what you said before 自相矛盾
 Within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice.
五分钟内他就两次自相矛盾。
Examples from the Corpus
contradict yourself• I can tell if some one contradicts themselves 39.• As far as restarting the musical life in Vienna was concerned, we had the problem that the occupying forces often contradicted each other.• To Greg she didn't seem to be making much sense - saying whatever came first into her head and contradicting herself.• Where they contradicted each other in inessential points there might be room for debate and uncertainty.• Could you try to contradict yourself a little less?• Not, does it matter if the writer contradicts himself; but, does it matter what colour they are anyway?• You couldn't help but contradict yourself from time to time.• During questioning, Robinson contradicted himself several times.• It imputes to Proust's text the ability to contradict itself without intervention.
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contradict• Implied terms can thus supplement express rules, or introduce new rules, but can not directly contradict an existing rule.• The two newspaper reports totally contradict each other.• Recent experiments seem to contradict earlier results.• Heating the water to 150° F kills bacteria but contradicts efforts to save energy.• What he must do is to formulate an assertion which contradicts our own, and give us his instruction for testing it.• Also, much of the advice found in one book directly contradicts that found in another.• This would contradict the open-ended accessibility that is the hallmark of unit trusts.• Something was wrong; what I read contradicted the sight of these travelers.• It would hearten the many feminists who crowded the church that night without contradicting the teachings of the magisterium.• Smith gave an account that contradicted the woman's tearful testimony last week.• To create a more original effect well-known phrases and sayings can be contrasted with others which contradict them.• There is no evidence or testimony contradicting those statements.• O'Brien's later statement contradicted what he had told Somerville police on the night of the murder.
flatly contradicts• This information flatly contradicts North's statements.• Since the trauma of 1929, few people contest this need, although it flatly contradicts the tradition of economic liberalism.
contradict each other• After all, the two clauses appear to contradict each other.• Villagers' stories contradict each other.
Origin contradict
(1500-1600) Latin past participle of contradicere, from contra- ( → CONTRA-) + dicere “to say”
con·tra·dict verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6870 COCA: 6863
contradict

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ADVERB | VERB + CONTRADICT ADVERB➤blatantly, clearly, completely, directly, flatly, totally (especially NAmE) 公然違反；明顯與⋯相矛盾；完全與⋯相矛盾；直接與⋯相抵觸◇John's account of the event directly contradicts Stephen's.約翰對這件事的陳述直接同斯蒂芬的相矛盾。VERB + CONTRADICT➤appear to, seem to看起來與⋯相矛盾；似乎與⋯相抵觸
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6870 COCA: 6863
contradict verb
⇨ conflict (two stories contradict each other) ⇨ deny (contradict yourself/sb else)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6870 COCA: 6863
contradict
To disagree with someone or something: disagree, oppose, reject...

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